Roparz Hemon
Roparz Hemon | |
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| Born | Louis-Paul Némo 18 November 1900 Brest, France |
| Died | 29 June 1978 (aged 77) Dublin, Ireland |
| Other names | Louis Némo |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Breton dictionary, Breton grammar, Mari Vorgan, Nenn Jani |
Louis-Paul Némo (18 November 1900 – 29 June 1978), better known by the pseudonym Roparz Hemon, was a Breton author and scholar of Breton expression. He was the author of numerous dictionaries, grammars, poems and short stories. He also founded Gwalarn, a literary journal in Breton where many young authors published their first writings during the 1920s and 1930s.